Top-torpedo-filling machine



Dec. 1, 1925.

1,564,134 P. GIANNONE TOP TORPEDO FILLING MACHINE Original Filed Jan. 2,1 23 Fig. 2.

ITNESS:

Pasquale Gian INVENTOR ATTORN EY Patented Dec. 1, 1925.

UNITED STATES PASQUALE GIANNONE, OF NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOP-TORPEDO-FILLING MACHINE.

Application filed January 2, 1923, Serial No. 610,241.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PASQUALE GIANNONE, subject of the King of Italy,residing at Norristown, in the county of Montgomery and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Top-Torpedo-Filling Mlachines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to torpedo filling machines and is particularlydirected to machines for filling paper torpedoes which are used atFourth of July celebrations and the like.

The principal object of the device is to provide mechanical meanswhereby a large number of torpedoes may be simultaneously filled and maybe equally charged with the several ingredients.

Another object is to produce a device of this nature which shall besimple of construction, consisting of few parts, easy to manufacture andassemble, and highly efficient in operation for the purposes for whichit is designed.

With these and other objects in view as will be more apparent, theinvention consists in certain novel construction and combination andarrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafterfully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims,and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is afront elevation of my improved torpedo filling machine.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same taken on line 3-3in Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sec tion of the same.

Like characters of reference refer to like paits in all the views.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 10 represents a base, 11 theuprights and 12 the cross-piece of a main framework which may be of woodor any other suitable sub stance. Rotatably mounted in the uprights 11is a shaft 13, one end of which is formed into a crank 14 and the otherend of which is provided with a toothed wheel 15 with which a pawl 16 isadapted to engage for preventing rotation of said shaft. A cord or cable17 is secured to the shaft 13 and adapted to be wound thereon. One endof the cord or cable 17 is secured to a frame 18, the side members ofwhich slide up and down in grooves 19 formed in the uprights RenewedAugust 6, 1925.

11, and which carry at their lower ends, cleats or lugs 20 for a purposewhich will hereinafter be described.

Removably supported by the base 10 is a box or receptacle 21 andremovably mounted on the cleats20 is a frame 22 having downwardlyprojecting nipples 23. A plate 24 is shown as removably seated on top ofthe plate 22. The paper casings of the torpedoes which are being filledare indicated by the numeral 25.

The operation of the device is as follows :The casings 25 having beenpreviously formed are placed upon the nipples 23 with the frame 18 in anelevated position. The box or receptacle 21 is then placed on the base10 and the shaft 13 is operated so as to lower the frame 22 until thecasings 25 touch the bottom of the box 21. The gravel or small pebbleswhich are used in the torpedoes are then brushed over the plate or frame22 until the nipples 23 are filled. The plate 24 is then placed on theplate 22, and it is to be noted, that the apertures 26 in plate 24 areslightly smaller than the apertures in plate 22. The powder andpercussion cap are then placed in the apertures 26, these apertures andthe plate 24 being properly proportioned to exactly measure the amountof powder required. The handle 14 is then operated to raise the plates22 and 24 and the weight of the pebbles and powder will cause the papercaps or receptacles to slip off the nipples 23 and to remain in thereceptacle or box 21 when the top of the torpe does may be turned overand pasted.

WVhile I have described what I deem to be the most desirable embodimentof my invention, I do not limit myself to the Specific details ofconstruction or material, nor to anything less than the whole of myinvention as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a framework, areceptacle mounted in said framework, a vertically movable devicemounted in said framework, a plate mounted on said vertically movabledevice and formed with a plurality of nipples on its lower face, asecond plate removably supported by the first said plate and adapted tomeasure one of the ingredients, and means for operating said device toraise both of said plates as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A torpedo filling machine comprising openings aligning with the boresof said uprights, a receptacle carried by said upnipples,a shaft, aflexible member connect- 10 rights adjacent their lower ends, a frameing said frame and shaft for raising and movable vertically along saiduprights, a lowering the frame upon rotation of the plate carried bysaid frame and having a shaft.

plurality of tubular nipples carried thereby, In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature.

a measuring plate mounted upon said first v named plate and providedwith measuring PASQUALE GIAN NONE.

